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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before her hearing, Hellman had to go to _____ for a script consultation.
(a) New York.
(b) Rome.
(c) Chicago.
(d) London.

2. What happened at Odets' testimony?
(a) He betrayed his friends.
(b) He lied.
(c) He spoke out againt McCarthy.
(d) He invoked the Fifth Amendment.

3. When did Hellman return to America?
(a) During the depression.
(b) The end of the Truman administration.
(c) The rise of McCarthyism.
(d) The end of World War II.

4. Hellman's first published play was:
(a) Toys in the Attic.
(b) The Little Foxes.
(c) The Autumn Garden.
(d) The Children's Hour.

5. Why didn't Hellman use the articles Rauh found?
(a) They would hurt her chances.
(b) The Committee wouldn't allow it.
(c) She would reduce herself.
(d) They weren't strong enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Hammett sent to jail after testifying?

2. Why didn't Hellman sign the letter Harry Cohn required her to?

3. With the House, how were people's loyalties originally tested?

4. How did Hammett feel about Hellman's testimony?

5. Wills describes the Cold War as a war of _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Hellman nearly unaffected by the depression?

2. How were Hollywood producers under a lot of pressure during the McCarthy hearings?

3. What was the result of being found guilty by the House Committee?

4. If Hellman hadn't learned German, would she not have left Germany so quickly?

5. How was Truman able to get reelected in 1948?

6. In the House Committee, how did measures progress after Hoover joined?

7. How did Hellman plan to approach her testimony? Why did she plan to take this action?

8. What were Hellman's opinions of how McCarthy and Nixon saw their own preaching?

9. What would deem someone "guilty" to the House Committee?

10. Why didn't speaking freely register as a danger to Hellman?

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